Kenya Lionesses and South Africa will renew their rivalry in the Rugby Africa Women’s 7s final at 4:30 p.m. after both sides won their respective semifinals at the RFUEA Grounds.
The two teams last faced each other at the Safari 7s, where the Lionesses emerged victorious to reclaim the title.
Kenya Lionesses concede
In the semifinal clash, the Lady Cranes struck first, bulldozing their way to the try-line as Peace Lekuru dived over for the opening score, giving Uganda a 5–0 lead.
The Lionesses responded almost immediately, earning a penalty and quickly shifting the ball out wide to Freshia Oduor, who sprinted through to score the equaliser. Oduor later broke through the defence once again, touching down to give Kenya a 10–5 lead.
In the second half, Lekuru found space on the left flank and scored her second try, tying the match at 10–10 after a missed conversion.
However, Naomi Amuguni produced a decisive line break in the final minute, crossing the try-line to seal a 17–10 victory for the Lionesses.
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In the other semifinal, South Africa continued their dominant run with a 29–0 win over Madagascar to book yet another final appearance.
Cecil Afrika’s charges started strongly, scoring three tries in the opening half. Nadine Roos set up Simamkele Namba for the opener, which was converted for a 7–0 lead. Maria Tshiremba added another try to extend the advantage to 12–0, before Zintle Mpupha made it 17–0 at the break.
South Africa added more points in the final half to reach 29, and despite receiving a late yellow card, they held firm defensively to secure their spot in the final.
Rugby Africa Women’s 7s
Match Day 2 – Sunday, 16 November 2025 (Local Time – EAT)
Cup Quarterfinals
09:00 – Cup QF1: South Africa 48-0 Ghana
09:22 – Cup QF2: Madagascar 17-7 Zambia
09:44 – Cup QF3: Uganda 31-12 Tunisia
10:06 – Cup QF4: Kenya 31-12 Zimbabwe
9th Place Semifinals
5. 10:28 – 9th Place SF1: Mauritius 22-7 Egypt
6. 10:50 – 9th Place SF2: Côte d’Ivoire 5-10 Burkina Faso
Fifth-Place semis
Ghana Zambia
Tunisia Zimbabwe
Cup semis
12:14 South Africa 29-0 Madagascar
12:36 Uganda 10-17 Kenya Lionesses
11th Place
Egypt vs Ivory Coast
9th Place
Mauritius vs Burkina Faso
Fifth place
Third Place
Uganda vs Madagascar
Final
South Africa vs Kenya Lionesses
